Coatless shirt.



L. T. SPRIGGS.

OOATLESS SHIRT.

APPLIOATION FILED 111111 10, 1911.

1,095,939. Patented May 5, 1914.

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LILLIAN T. SPRIGGS, OF GRIFFIN CORNERS, NEW YORK.

COATLESS SHIRT.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LILLIAN T. SrRroos, citizen of the United States, residing at Griffin Corners, in the county of Delaware and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coatless Shirts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly to a novel form of shirt adapted to be worn over thesuspenders and thus enable a person to remove or entirely dispense with the usual top coat in warm weather without exposing or other wise displaying said suspenders.

A further object is to provide a coatless shirt, the waist band of which is provided with spaced button-holes adapted to receive buttons or similar fastening devices on the back of the trousers, thus to retain the shirt in position and prevent the waist band thereof from working upwardly, especially when stooping or bending over.

A further object is to fold the lower edge of the waist band inwardly and upwardly and to secure the folded portion of said waist band to the rear of the shirt at spaced intervals so as to cause the shirt to have the appearance of a blouse when in position on the wearer and also to facilitate ironing said waist band.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the lower portion of the shirt looking at the inner face thereof; Fig. 2 is a similar view partly in section, showing the manner of securing the draw strings in position.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

The improved shirt forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises a body portion 5 arranged to open down the front and provided with the usual sleeves and collar. The material at the lower end of the body portion is folded inwardly and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 10, 1911.

Serial No. 626,329.

upwardly and secured to the body of the shirt by a row of stitching 8 to form a tubular hemor waist band 9 adapted to receive a draw string 10, the latter being preferably formed in two sections, as shown.

Formed in the rear of the waist band 8, are spaced button-holes 11 adapted to engage buttons or similar fastening devices on the rear of the trousers so as to retain the shirt in position on the wearer and prevent said shirt from creeping or working upwardly when stooping or bending over. The material forming the waist band is folded upwardly on opposite sides of the buttonho-les 11 and stitched or otherwise secured to the reinforcing seams 14 of the shirt, as indicated at 15 so that when the draw string is tightened, the lower edge of the shirt will be folded under the body thereof and thus cause the shirt to have the appearance of a blouse.

The material forming the waist band is also preferably folded upwardly and inwardly and secured to the inner face of the shirt at the open front thereof, as indicated at 16, the free ends of the string sections 10 being extended longitudinally through the waist band at the folded portions 16 thereof so that said string sections may be readily grasped when tightening the draw string to retain the garment in position on the wearer. Each string section 10 terminates short of the adjacent button-holes 11, the inner ends of the strings being permanently secured to the body of the shirt by the vertical rows of stitching 15, said rows of stitching also serving to secure the waist band to the inner face of the shirt, as shown.

When wearing the garment, the rear portion of the shirt band 8 is folded upwardly and the buttons on the trousers passed through the button-holes 11 from the outer side of the shirt, after which the draw string is tightened and the ends of the string sections tied into a bow. It will here be noted that by folding the waist band upwardly at predetermined points and securing said waist band to the inner face of the shirt, whenthe draw string is tightened, the band will snugly engage the waist of the wearer and cause the lower portion of the shirt to hang below the top of the trousers so as to cover the buttons and assume the appearance of a loose blouse. Such an arrangement also permits the waist band to be readily ironed as said waistband is only at- Patented; May 5, 1914.

tached to the body of the shirt at four points, thus enabling the operator to iron the waist band between the points of attachment of said waist band to the shirt. Vere the hem or waistband not folded up within the shirt when in place, the gathers or folds along the hem or waist-band would extend upwardly in the body of the garment so as to be plainly visible and detract from its appearance. Furthermore, the shirt would not have the full smooth blouse effect that is ob tained by folding the hem or waist-band up within the shirt, asis the case-with my device. By securing the hem or waist-band permanently to the body of the shirt above the lower end of the same at intervals, I make certain the inturning of the lower portion of the shirt when the same is applied and obtain a perfect blouse effect. This construction also makes it possible to easily iron the waist-band or hem after the shirt has been washed, so that all wrinkles will be removed and a smooth, neat finish imparted thereto. Vi ere the hem or waist-band turned up and secured permanently to the inner side of the shirt body throughout its length it would form into balls or knots in washing and it would be practically impossible to iron out the said balls or knots.

shirts may be made in different sizes and styles, and that by adjusting the draw string, the shirt may be made to fit persons of different waist measurements.

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new is:

An open front shirt comprising front and rear sections stitched along their meeting edges and forming front and rear panels, a waist band integral with the body of the shirt and folded inwardly against the same and forming a tubular hem, drawstrings secured to the garment by stitching joining the front and rear panels, and adaptedto shir only the front portions thereof, said rear portion being provided with buttonholes, adapted to engage the usual rear buttons on the trousers of the wearer, said waist-band being secured by the lines of stitching oining the front and rear portions of the garment and extending to a point adjacent the rear buttonholes, thereby leav ing the rear of the shirt of a single thickness between said rear buttonholes.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LILLIAN T. SPRIGGS. [L.S.] Vitnesses LOUISE M. Tom), C. N. Srnrees.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

